(VOCABULARY)
1. Fray –
- Meaning: show the effects of strain.
- Synonyms: strain, tax, overtax
- Antonyms: peace, accord, armistice
- Usage: “as the temperature rose, tempers frayed”
2. Munificence –
- Meaning: the quality or action of being extremely generous.
- Synonyms: generosity, bountifulness, openhandedness
- Antonyms: meanness, niggardliness, parsimoniousness.
- Usage: “we must be thankful for his munificence”
3. Maverick –
- Meaning: an unorthodox or independent minded person.
- Synonyms: individualist, nonconformist, free spirit
- Antonyms: conformist, orthodox person, conservative, bourgeois
- Usage: “he’s the maverick of the senate”
4. Potent –
- Meaning: having great power, influence, or effect.
- Synonyms: powerful, strong, vigorous
- Antonyms: weak, impotent, lethargic
- Usage: “thrones were potent symbols of authority”
(ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION)
7. A state where no law and order exists –Anarchy
8. Estimation of a thing’s worth – Appraisal
(MISSPELT WORDS)
10. (A) Milenium (B) Milennium (C) Millennium (D) Millenium
11. (A) Occasionnally (B) Occassionally (C) Occasionally (D) Occasionaly
(IDIOMS AND PHRASES)
12. Beer and skittles:
Meaning: – (UK) People say that life is not all beer and skittles, meaning that it is not about self-indulgence and pleasure.
Example: – You’ve been working all weekend, so just come out with us for a little while-it’ll be beer and skittles, I promise.
13. Bite the dust:
- Meaning: – This is a way of saying that somebody has died, especially if they are killed violently like a soldier in battle.
